AMENDMENT TO THE ADVISORS SERIES TRUST FUND ADMINISTRATION SERVICING AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT
TO THE
THIS
AMENDMENT dated as of the
20th day of March, 2008, to the Fund Administration Servicing Agreement, dated
as of June 8, 2006, as amended (the "Fund Administration Agreement"), is entered
into by and between Advisors
Series Trust, a Delaware statutory trust (the "Trust") on behalf of its
separate series, the PIA BBB Bond
Fund Managed Account Completion Shares Fund, the PIA MBS Bond Fund Managed
Account Completion Shares Fund, the PIA Short-Term Securities Fund
and the PIA Moderate Duration Bond Fund and U.S. Bancorp Fund
Services,
LLC, a Wisconsin limited liability company ("USBFS").
RECITALS
WHEREAS,
the parties have
entered into a Fund Administration Agreement; and
WHEREAS,
the parties desire to
amend said Fund Administration Agreement; and
WHEREAS,
Section 10 of the
Agreement allows for its amendment by a written instrument executed by both
parties.
NOW,
THEREFORE, the parties
agree to amend the following:
Exhibit
K
is hereby superseded and replaced with Exhibit K attached hereto.
Except
to
the extent amended hereby, the Fund Administration Agreement shall remain in
full force and effect.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the
parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed by a duly authorized
officer on one or more counterparts as of the date and year first written
above.
U.S.
BANCORP FUND SERVICES, LLC
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By:
/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
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By:
/s/ Xxxxxxx X. XxXxx
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Name:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
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Name:
Xxxxxxx X. XxXxx
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Title: President
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Title:
Executive Vice President
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Exhibit
K to the
Advisors
Series Trust Fund AdministrationServicing
Agreement
Name
of Series
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Date
Added
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PIA
BBB Bond Fund Managed Account
Completion Shares
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10/27/2004
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PIA
MBS Bond Fund Managed Account
Completion Shares
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02/28/2006
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PIA
Short-Term Securities
Fund
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10/27/2004
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PIA
Moderate Duration Bond
Fund
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10/27/2004
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PIA
Funds
FUND
ADMINISTRATION &
COMPLIANCE SERVICES
FEE
SCHEDULE- April 1,
2008 through March 31,
2009
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PIA
BBB Bond &
MBS
Bond Funds
PIA Moderate Duration
Bond
Fund
PIA Short Term Securities Fund
Domestic
Funds
Annual
Fee Based Upon Market Value
Per
Fund* Annual Fee
Based Upon Market ValuePer Fund*
¨ Base
Fee on First $[___]
Million -
$[___]
[___] basis points
on the
first $[___] million
¨ [___]
basis points on $[___]
million to $[___]million [___]
basis points on the next
$[___] million
¨ [___]basis
points on $[___] million
to $[___]
billion Minimum
annual fee: $[___]
¨ [___]
basis points on $[___]
billion and over
¨ Minimum
annual
fee: $[___]per
fund PIA
Short-Term
Securities Fund
International
Funds
Annual
Fee Based Upon Market Value Per
Fund* Annual
Fee Based Upon Market Value
Per Fund*
[___]basis
points on the first $[___]million
$[___]on
the first $[___]million
[___]basis
points on the next $[___]million
[___] basis points
on the
next $[___] million
[___]basis
points on the next $[___]million
[___] basis points
on the
next $[___] million
[___]basis
points on the
balance
Minimum annual fee:
$[___]
Minimum
annual
fee: $[___]per
fund
Advisor
Information Source Web Portal
· $[___]/fund/month
· $[___]/fund/month
for clients using an
external administration service
· Specialized
projects will be
analyzed and an estimate will be provided prior to work being
performed.
Plus
Out-Of-Pocket Expenses– Including but
not limited to
postage, stationery, programming, special reports, daily compliance
testing systems expenses, proxies, insurance, XXXXX filing, retention
of
records, federal and state regulatory filing fees, certain insurance
premiums, expenses from board of directors meetings, third party
auditing
and legal expenses,
conversion expenses (if necessary), and all other out-of-pocket
expenses.
Additional
Services–
Above pricing is for standard services. Available but not
included above are the following services – multiple classes, legal
administration, SEC §15(c)reporting,
Advisor Information
Source data delivery, daily fund compliance testing, daily pre- and
post-performance reporting.
Fees
are billed monthly.
*
Subject to annual CPI increase,
Milwaukee MSA.
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Advisor’s
signature below acknowledges
approval of the fee schedule above.
PACIFIC
INCOME ADVISERS, INC.
By:
/s/
Xxxx X.
Xxxxx
Printed
Name: Xxxx
X.
Xxxxx
Title:
CCO Date:
3/20/2008
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Exhibit
K (continued) to the Separate Series of Advisors Series Trust
CHIEF
COMPLIANCE OFFICER
SERVICES
FEE
SCHEDULE from April
1, 2008 through March
31, 2009
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Chief
Compliance Officer Services
U.S.Bancorp
provides the Chief
Compliance Officer (CCO) for each fund serviced within the Multiple
Series
Trust. Compliance functions performed by USBFS provided CCO
include, but are not limited to:
• Designation
as the Trust’s
Chief Compliance Officer
• Periodic
and Annual
Reporting to MST Fund Board
• Board
Meeting Presentation
and Board Support
• MST
Fund Board Liaison For
All Compliance Matters
• Daily
Resource to Advisor
CCO and Fund Board
• Review
of Advisor Compliance
Policies, Procedures and Controls
• Review
of USBFS/USB Critical
Procedures & Compliance Controls
• Due
Diligence Review of
Advisor and USBFS Service Facilities
• Testing,
Documentation and
Reporting of Advisor and USBFS/USB Compliance Policies, Procedures
and
Controls
Compliance
functions performed by
USBFS Risk Management Team include, but are not limited to:
• Quarterly
USBFS
Certification to Trust CCO
• Business
Line Functions
Supported
• Fund
Administration and
Compliance
• Transfer
Agent and
Shareholder Services
• Fund
Accounting
• Custody
Services
• Distribution
Services
• CCO
Portal – Web On-line
Access to Fund CCO Documents
• Periodic
CCO Conference
Calls
• Dissemination
of
Industry/Regulatory Information
• Client
&
Business
Line
Compliance Education & Training
Chief
Compliance Officer
(CCO)*
· $[___]per
fund
per year
Plus
Out-Of-Pocket Expenses– including but
not limited to CCO
team travel related costs to perform due diligence reviews at Advisor
facilities
Fees
are billed monthly.
*Subject
to annual CPI increase,
Milwaukee MSA.
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Advisor’s
Signature below acknowledges approval of the fee schedule above.
PACIFIC
INCOME ADVISERS, INC.
By:
/s/
Xxxx X.
Xxxxx
Printed
Name: Xxxx
X.
Xxxxx
Title:
CCO Date: 3/20/2008
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